Freetown, 25th August 2025- Months into one of the most significant political reform efforts in Sierra Leone’s recent history, the majority of citizens remain in the dark. According to the 2025 Afrobarometer survey, a staggering 74% of Sierra Leoneans say they have not heard about the country’s ongoing electoral reform process a silence that threatens the legitimacy of the very reforms meant to strengthen democracy.
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Freetown, 25th August 2025 -In a country often marked by political polarization and regional fault lines, a new Afrobarometer survey has revealed a striking consensus: 93% of Sierra Leoneans believe government appointments must reflect ethnic and regional balance. This overwhelming majority cuts across party lines, geography and social strata, signaling a powerful public mandate for inclusive governance.
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Freetown, 25th August 2025 Beneath the Juba Bridge, where floodwaters creep and the cold bites deep, a quiet community of young men fights daily for survival. Their homes are makeshift, their beds damp, and their lives marked by loss and resilience.
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Freetown, 25th August 2025- In a revealing letter dated 11th August 2025, Hon. Justice Allan B. Halloway, Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), accuses Chief Justice Komba Kamanda of systematically stripping him of constitutionally protected pay and benefits, moves he warns have become a direct threat to his life and livelihood. Halloway’s revelation paints a picture of a senior jurist pushed to the brink by the very institution sworn to safeguard his independence.
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Freetown, 25th August 2025- In Sierra Leone, where male same-sex activity is still punishable by life imprisonment under the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861 and where female same-sex relationships remain legally invisible the LGBTQ community is quietly expanding. The numbers, once buried beneath stigma and silence, now tell a story of resilience, risk, and rising visibility.
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